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"kolme" is two syllables, not three. "kahdeksan" and "yhdeksän" are three syllables, not four.

• 11thEarlOfMar 12y ago
  The gentleman teaching me pronounced the 'h'. As in 'ka-hə-dek-san' and 'u-hə-dek-san'.
  • clathrate 12y ago
    Perhaps he was trying to emphasize that the 'h' must not be left silent. There's no vowel implied after the 'h', though.
  • kaitai 12y ago
    Dialect differences rear their heads. For a fun read on one major class of Finnish dialects, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savonian_dialects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savonian_dialects If I were good I'd be able to identify the region of Finland your teacher came from. Someone from Finland, help me out! Is that a Savolainen murre?
    • clarry 12y ago
      Nope. Though "kahareksan" sounds like something you'd hear in Pohjanmaa.
      • cemregr 12y ago
        Yeah it's the dialect of my hometown - that's def not standard Finnish :)
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